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Oneida. By: Maricela C. http://taefreeman.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/birdfuneral-11.jpg. Main Menu. DAILY LIFE. Farming was a responsibility A stone directed them to food Had one village with many longhouses The clans are Wolf, Bear and Turtle
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Oneida By: Maricela C. http://taefreeman.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/birdfuneral-11.jpg
DAILY LIFE • Farming was a responsibility • A stone directed them to food • Had one village with many longhouses • The clans are Wolf, Bear and Turtle • Longhouses were surrounded by woods beyond the wall • http://www.theepochtimes.com/news_images/2004-9-9-oneida.jpg MAIN MENU
CUSTOMS & RELIGION • They used plants for medicines • they harvested berries and nuts for food • Farming was the responsibility of a woman • Planted corn and also beans • Had many different religions http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org/themag/backissues/winter2001/flag.jpg MAIN MENU
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS • Oneida haves 10,00 natives lands in Wisconsin • In 1967 Robert r Bennett were Oneida was chosen by the a London B Jonson • During the 17 century a town of 60-100 longhouses were destroyed by the French Canadian expedition • after the war the nation began to separate the Oneida's land • In the 1830’s about 650 Oneida’s left the • New York area moved to Wisconsin http://insectamonarca.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/039.jpg MAIN MENU
ROLE IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR • Many Oneida Indians fought for the Union Army • A lot of Oneidas were lost in the war • The tribe had to pay $300 for clothing, food, and other stuff • If you joined the war you were paid lots of money • They were good at fighting for their nation http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Oneida/graphics/oneidaHome.jpg MAIN MENU
INTERESTING FACTS • They called themselves Onayotekaono • Long houses could be 100 feet long • 2 clans could live in one long houses • Oneida tribes do not have lots of money INSERhttp://www.jefflindsay.com/gif/people/oneida-man.jpgT MAIN MENU
BIBLIOGRAPHY • Works Cited • Duvall, Jill. The Oneida. Chicigo: Childrens press, 1991. Print. • “Oneida.” Emusem@minnesota state university Mankako. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2011. <http://www.edu///american/oneida html>. • “Oneida Community.” World Book Online. 2011. Print. MAIN MENU